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Saturday, January 13, 2007

WRITEALOT


A law was made not all that long ago here:
Our new releases cannot have one plot.
For there's no legal limit to the length here
In Writealot!

Concision is forbidden to our writers;
At least eleven plotlines must be wrought.
By order, readers linger for an eon
In Writelot.

Writealot! Writealot!
I know it sounds a bit bizarre,
But in Writealot, Writealot
That's where the profits are.

Your eyes may never close till after sundown.
By morning pains are shooting through your rear.
In short, there's simply not
A novel quite so hot
As seven million trillion pagers here
In Writealot.

Writealot! Writealot!
I know it gives a person pause,
But in Writealot, Writealot,
At least you know the cause.

The tale may never move from off your table.
Our books are merely part of household gear.
In short, what you have bought
Exists to prove you're not
Without the latest hot potato
Here in Writealot.
Posted at: 1/13/2007 11:25:00 AM